Thanks very much Keith Can I just ask further - when a computer without an OS installed boots up what would I see on screen. I assume its what I get now ie the opening spec page and then I would get into the BIOS the usual way by the F key THanks John
----- Original Message ----- From: "Keith Thompson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, July 01, 2003 7:42 PM Subject: Re: PCWorks: Computers and OS > Its extremely easy to install from the full CD. (this is also the best way.) You may have to go into the bios to set the boot > to CD first, but other than that, just put the cd in the drive and then boot the machine. It will walk you through the whole > process. > > Keith Thompson > > John F wrote: > > > Could I get some opinion and advice on a subject that worries me since one > > of my friends experience with his computer. > > My present computer which is due for retirement was custom built and came > > with the MS OS loaded and the > > complete OS CD. I could do what I wanted with the OS > > initially aided by advice from this group. > > Now when I look through the sites etc I find that when the OS is already > > loaded the CD that comes with is always, "slightly altered" and becomes a > > recovery disk. > > One company told me this is done with the agreement of MS and it shifts > > technical support from MS to the computer company. > > For instance on my friends computer with ME he cannot use the System Restore > > facility because it is not there but the company provided CD has a section > > called Second Chance which in effect is system restore. > > His computer would not accept the ME installation from my CD which is the > > full version. > > It will only accept the company provided CD version. > > Now I have an option of getting a computer with no OS installed from which I > > then install one myself. > > Now I have never gone this way before so I will ask is it easy to install a > > OS from new?. > > Any advice /opinion is welcome. > > THanks ============= PCWorks Mailing List ================= Don't see your post? Check our posting guidelines & make sure you've followed proper posting procedures, http://pcworkers.com/rules.htm Contact list owner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Unsubscribing and other changes: http://pcworkers.com =====================================================
